OVERLEATHER
O'VERLEATHER,OVERLEAVEN, verb transitive overlev'n.1. To leaven too much; to cause to rise and swell too much.2. To mix too much with; to corrupt.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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OVERLEAVEN
OVERLEAVEN, v.t. overlev'n.1. To leaven too much; to cause to rise and swell too much.2. To mix too much with; to corrupt.
OVERLETHER
O'VERLETHER, noun The leather which forms or is intended to form the upper part of a shoe; that which is over the foot. [With us, this is called upper leather.]
OVERLIBERAL
OVERLIB'ERAL, adjective Too liberal; too free; abundant to excess; as overliberal diet.
OVERLIGHT
OVERLIGHT, noun Too strong a light.
OVERLIVE
OVERLIVE, verb transitive overliv'. To outlive; to live longer than another; to survive. [We generally use outlive.]OVERLIVE, verb intransitive overliv'. To live too long.
OVERLIVER
OVERLIV'ER, noun One that lives longest; a survivor.
OVERLOAD
OVERLOAD, verb transitive To load with too heavy a burden or cargo; to fill to excess; as, to overload the stomach or a vehicle.
OVERLONG
OVERLONG', adjective Too long.
OVERLOOK
OVERLOOK', verb transitive1. To view from a higher place; applied to persons; as, to stand on a hill and overlook a city.2. To stand in a more elevated place, or to rise so high...
OVERLOOKER
OVERLOOK'ER, noun One that overlooks.
OVERLOOP
OVERLOOP, now written orlop, which see.
OVERLOVE
OVERLOVE, verb transitive To love to excess; to prize or value too much.
OVERLY
O'VERLY, adjective Careless; negligent; inattentive. [Not used.]
OVERMAST
OVERM'AST, verb transitive To furnish with a mast or with masts that are too long or too heavy for the weight of keel.
OVERMASTED
OVERM'ASTED, participle passive Having masts too long or too heavy for the ship.
OVERMASTER
OVERM'ASTER, verb transitive To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
OVERMATCH
OVERMATCH', verb transitive To be too powerful for; to conquer; to subdue; to oppress by superior force.OVERMATCH', noun One superior in power; one able to overcome.
OVERMEASURE
OVERMEASURE, verb transitive overmezh'ur. To measure or estimate too largely.OVERMEASURE, noun overmezh'ur. Excess of measure; something that exceeds the measure proposed.
OVERMIX
OVERMIX', verb transitive To mix with too much.
OVERMODEST
OVERMOD'EST, adjective Modest to excess; bashful.
OVERMOST
O'VERMOST, adjective Highest; over the rest in authority.
OVERMUCH
OVERMUCH', adjective Too much; exceeding what is necessary or proper.OVERMUCH', adverb In too great a degree.OVERMUCH', noun More than sufficient.
OVERMUCHNESS
OVERMUCH'NESS, noun Superabundance. [Not used and barbarous.]
OVERMULTITUDE
OVERMUL'TITUDE, verb transitive To exceed in number. [Not used.]
OVERNAME
OVERNA'ME, verb transitive To name over or in a series. [Not used.]
OVERNEAT
OVERNE'AT, adjective Excessively neat.